Simplify each equation

(7) 5(m + 3) + 2(m + 8)

(8) 9(x + 2) + 4(5 + x)

In a recent basketball game between the storm and the chargers, the number of points scored by the storm in the first half was equal to the number of points scored by the chargers in the second half of the game. in the first half, the storm scored 64 points, which is one - third of the total points that were scored during the game. during the second half, the chargers scored 16 points more than one - fourth the points scored in the game. you want to know how many total points that were scored during the game. 1. write an equation that models this situation. then, solve the equation. 2. how many total points were scored during the game? explain your reasoning. 3. does your answer make sense? justify your reasoning.

This race was first held in 1953 on august 16th. every decade the race finishes with a festival. how many years is this?

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?